Go To on Saying No and Embracing "Good Enough"

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In this episode, Kelly shares a piece of writing she's kept in her drawer for years about the power of choosing "good enough." She reflects on her mom's wisdom about saying "no" to the endless invitations and expectations that pile up in our daily lives and how learning to be selective creates space for what truly matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	Hey everybody, this short segment is called a go-to.
0:40.0	It refers back to this crazy thing we used to do at the end of our sorority meetings in college,
0:44.2	if you can believe that.
0:45.1	It was called for the good of the order, and it was a way to share something that had emerged over the course of the week,
0:51.2	which really was a bit of learning or thinking or feeling that was
0:56.1	to everyone's benefit to share.
0:59.4	And so that's all we'll do here.
1:01.1	Every Friday, we release a go-to, and we encourage you to share it with friends around the
1:05.9	country.
1:06.8	We know that people use it as a way to stay in touch with their best friends across the country
1:11.6	and, of course, far-flung family members, wherever they might be.
1:16.7	And as for your local nearest and dearest, consider it fodder for discussion over the course of the weekend.
1:22.9	This is Kelly Corrigan Wonders in our weekly segment called GoTo.
1:32.3	Music Kelly Corrigan Wonders and our weekly segment called GoTo. Today's Go To is a piece of writing I did quite some time ago and never released,
1:38.8	and it's about my philosophy of good enough. So here we go.
1:44.9	You can't swing a dead cat these days
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